Pet Drug Reports

Dextranadverse event reports that FDA received

Active ingredient

The Green Book lists no brand name for exactly this active ingredient.

The openFDA records give the value "MSK" for the brand name and for the manufacturer name of each drug. FDA says that MSK means "masked". So the site cannot count a report for a brand.

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From April 1987 to April 2026, FDA received 117 adverse event reports that name a drug with dextran as its active ingredient. Of the 117 reports, 87 (74.4%) are about pigs. 13 reports are about cats (11.1%).

In January to March 2026, FDA received 1 report that names this drug. The signs that appear in the largest number of the 117 reports are "Death", "Convulsion" and "Recumbency". A report is not proof that a drug caused a sign.

Fewer than 20 reports named this drug in the 12 months before June 2026, so this page gives no change. Reports about pigs are 74.4% of the reports that name this drug, and 0.2% of all reports.

Search engines list a drug page with 500 reports or more in all years. The page also needs 30 reports or more in the 12 months to June 2026. This page is under one of these numbers. The site keeps the page and keeps it out of search engines.

Since the last update of the FDA data

The latest update of the FDA data, recorded on , changed no count of this page.

January to March 2026 is the latest closed quarter in the data. In that quarter FDA received 1 report that names dextran: 1 dog, 0 cat, 0 horse, 0 other or not given.

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Signs that the reports list

A sign is a coded term from the report. The words in brackets are a plain gloss of the term. The percentage is the share of the 117 reports that list the sign. One report can list more than one sign.

The sign that is in the largest number of the reports comes first.

  1. Death57.3%67 reports
  2. Convulsion[seizure]13.7%16 reports
  3. Recumbency[lying down and unable or unwilling to rise]12%14 reports
  4. Dyspnoea[difficulty breathing]11.1%13 reports
  5. Vomiting11.1%13 reports
  6. Anaphylaxis[sudden severe allergic-type reaction]9.4%11 reports
  7. Collapse9.4%11 reports
  8. Trembling7.7%9 reports
  9. Hypersalivation[drooling]6.8%8 reports
  10. Paddling6.8%8 reports
  11. Anaemia NOS[low red blood cell count]6%7 reports
  12. Ataxia[unsteady, uncoordinated movement]6%7 reports
  13. Lethargy[unusually tired or inactive]6%7 reports
  14. Shaking6%7 reports
Show the next 16 signs
  1. Aggression5.1%6 reports
  2. Lack of efficacy - NOS[the product did not have the expected effect]5.1%6 reports
  3. Injection site abscess[abscess where the injection was given]4.3%5 reports
  4. Staggering4.3%5 reports
  5. Thrombocytopenia[low platelet count]4.3%5 reports
  6. Weakness4.3%5 reports
  7. Anorexia[not eating]3.4%4 reports
  8. Depression[dull, quiet or withdrawn]3.4%4 reports
  9. Injection site swelling[swelling where the injection was given]3.4%4 reports
  10. Vocalisation[crying out or unusual noise]3.4%4 reports
  11. Decreased appetite2.6%3 reports
  12. Diarrhoea[diarrhea]2.6%3 reports
  13. Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)[a liver enzyme above the normal range]2.6%3 reports
  14. Injection site gaseous gangrene[gaseous gangrene where the injection was given]2.6%3 reports
  15. Malaise[generally unwell]2.6%3 reports
  16. Monocytosis[high monocyte count]2.6%3 reports

The list shows 30 of 134 coded signs. A report is not proof that a drug caused a sign. Download all signs (CSV)

Reports by species

The share is of all 117 reports that name dextran. The other reports give a different species or no species.

Reports for each month, Jul 2021 to Jun 2026

Dog3 reports

No chart: no month has 5 or more reports.

Cat6 reports

No chart: no month has 5 or more reports.

Horse0 reports

No chart: no month has 5 or more reports.

Other or not given2 reports

No chart: no month has 5 or more reports.

The month is the month in which FDA received the report. Each chart has its own scale. FDA says that a report can take 3 to 6 months to reach the public data. The newest months can get more reports in a later update.

Reports by year

  • Dog
  • Cat
  • Horse
  • Other or not given
Reports that name dextran, by the year in which FDA received them and by species
YearDogCatHorseOther or not givenAll species
202620002
202503014
202412003
202301001
202200011
202100011
202012104
201910001
201812003
201701012
201600011
201500011
201400011
201310001
201202002
200700011
200600033
200500011
200000066
199900022
199800022
199700055
199600011
199500055
199400088
19930001818
19920001313
199100055
199000167
198900022
198800088
198700022

2026 has the reports that FDA received through Apr 2026. Download the years (CSV)

What the reports record

Outcome at the time of the report

  • Recovered/Normal5.1%6
  • Recovered with Sequela[recovered, with a lasting effect]0%0
  • Ongoing7.7%9
  • Died59.8%70
  • Euthanized0.9%1
  • Outcome Unknown5.1%6

An outcome in a report is not proof that the drug caused it. The person who sends the report gives the outcome. Each share is of the 117 reports that name dextran.

A report about more than one animal can have more than one outcome.

Kind of report

  • Safety issue95.7%112
  • Lack of expected effectiveness2.6%3
  • Both safety and lack of expected effectiveness1.7%2
  • Manufacturing or product defect0%0
  • Other0%0

24 reports say if the event was serious. 58.3% of them have the serious flag. The person who sends the report sets the flag.

Show age, weight, breed and route

Age of the animal

  • Under 1 year67.5%79
  • 1 to 3 years2.6%3
  • 4 to 7 years5.1%6
  • 8 to 11 years2.6%3
  • 12 years and over7.7%9
  • Age not given14.5%17

Weight of the animal

  • Under 5 kg (11 lb)43.6%51
  • 5 to 9.9 kg (11 to 22 lb)1.7%2
  • 10 to 24.9 kg (22 to 55 lb)2.6%3
  • 25 to 44.9 kg (55 to 99 lb)2.6%3
  • 45 kg and over (99 lb and over)6%7
  • Weight not given43.6%51

Breed, where the report gives one breed

A breed with many animals has many reports.

Route in the report

  • Intramuscular63.2%74
  • Parenteral3.4%4
  • Subcutaneous2.6%3
  • Other0.9%1
  • Vaginal0.9%1

Each bar is on a scale of 0 to 100%.

Approved animal drugs with this active ingredient (FDA Green Book)

This section is reference data. It has no report count.

The openFDA records give the value "MSK" for the brand name and for the manufacturer name of each drug. FDA says that MSK means "masked". So the site cannot count a report for a brand.

Applications in the Green Book of 2 Nov 2026, pioneer applications (NADA) first
Brand nameActive ingredientsSponsorApproved speciesApplication
Pharmatranapproval withdrawnDextranPharmachem Specialties, Inc.Not in the list of major speciesNADA 012-494

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FDA pages for this drug

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Cite this page

Pet Drug Reports. Dextran: adverse event reports that FDA received. https://petdrugreports.com/drug/dextran/ Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine, openFDA Animal and Veterinary adverse event reports, export of . Reports received through .

Where the data come from

The counts come from the openFDA Animal and Veterinary adverse event files, export of 30 Oct 2026. The files have the reports that the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine received through 26 Jun 2026. The files mask brand and manufacturer names. The site counts a drug by the active ingredients that each record gives, and gives no count to a brand, an application or a company. Ingredient names and the lists of approved products follow the FDA Green Book of 2 Nov 2026. The site does not use the application number that a record has.

The site does not publish report text, lot numbers or details of a reporter. FDA's record is the authority. See how the site counts reports, the data sources and the corrections page.

Questions about these reports

Which brand are these reports about?

The openFDA records give the value "MSK" for the brand name and for the manufacturer name of each drug. FDA says that MSK means "masked". So the site cannot count a report for a brand. The Green Book lists no brand name for exactly this active ingredient.

Do the reports show that the drug caused the signs?

No. FDA states this about the data.

When looking at the results, be aware that there is no certainty that the reported drug or device caused the adverse event.

The adverse event may have been related to an underlying disease, other drugs used at the same time or other non-drug related sources.

FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine. Source: Adverse Event Reports for Animal Drugs and Devices

How many reports did FDA receive in the latest 12 months?

FDA received 6 reports in the 12 months to June 2026. It received 1 report in the 12 months before. FDA says that a report can take 3 to 6 months to reach the public data. The newest months can get more reports in a later update.

What kinds of report are in the count?

Of the 117 reports received from April 1987 to April 2026, 95.7% are about a safety issue only. 4.3% are about a lack of expected effectiveness, alone or with a safety issue.